One-piece cuff button



Patented Feb. 6, i923.

STATES SAMUEL BUCHSBAUIVI, OF OHCAGG, ILLN 01S.

` ONE-PEECE CUFF BUTTON.

Application filed-August 22, 1921.

lt is apurpose of the present invention toL form a cuff button wherein lthe face members and 'shank portion are integral, said members being all stamped from a single sheet` of material. rlhe blank formed by stamping said sheet is then formed so as to provide a pair of head members or face members that preferably extend at an acute angle to each other and which `are connected by means of a shank portion joining said face members adjacent the outer edge thereof, said shank portion extending away from said face members at an oblique angle and having a curved middle portion forming a substantially v shaped shank.

It is a further purpose of the invention to provide a cuff button of the above mentioned character that is provided with means for holding the free ends of the cui? together and which will hold the material of the cuff in engagement with the face members of the cuif button.

It is another purpose of the invention to provide a cuff button cf the character set forth that will not come into engagement with the skin of the wearer.

It is still a further object of the invention to provide a cuffl button of the above mentioned character with integral reinforcements extending at an angle to the shank of said button and between said face members.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear as the description of the accompanying drawings proceed. However, I desire to have it distinctly understood that l do not intend to limit myself to the exact details shown in the drawings and described in the specification, but that I intend to include as part of my invention all such obvious changes and modifications of parts as would occur to a person skilled in this art and as would fall within the scope of the claims.

Serial No. 494,391.

ln the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a cross section of a cufil showing my improved cuff button applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is al perspective view of the improved cuif'button;

Fig. 3 is aplan view of the blank used in making the button;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view showing the shank of the button in cross section;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a blank used in mallring a slightly modified form of button; anc

Fig, 6 is an edge view of the button made from said blank.

Referring in detail to the drawings the im proved one piece cuff button is shown in Fig. l as being applied to a cuff having the free edge portions 5 and 6 provided with the button holes 7 and S. The cuff button comprises the face members or head members 9 andlO, which are showii in-t'hisv form as being of'substantiallyV oval shape, but lwhich may be of any desired or preferred shape, connected'- by a'shank portion 11. The shank portion 11 is' slightlv curved transversely so as to provide a convex surface at 12, as shown in Fig. 4, and a concave surface, as shown at 13, in said ligure.

It will be apparent from Fig. 1 that the face members 9 and 10 will extend at an oblique angle to each other so as to converge toward the free ends or' the cuff, this being desirable, but not absolutely necessary, and that the shank portion 11 has an inclined portion 11i extending at an oblique angle to the face member 9, and an inclined portion 15 extending at an oblique angle to the face portion 10, said inclined portions being connected by a curved portion 16, said curved portion being located substantially midway between the face members 9 and 10.

It will be evident that due to the shape of the parts pockets are provided at 17 and 17 to receive the material at 18 and 19 adjacent the button hole and that said pockets, together with the face members 9 and 10, will hold the free edges of the cu 5 and (3 between the face members of the link and will prevent separation of said free edges. lt will also be noted that the shank portion is connected with the edge portions of the respective face members, whereby the button is easily threaded into the button hole, because substantially all of the material of the face member is to one side of the connecting shank portion, whereby the cuil' button can be inserted by first moving one of the face members edgewise through one button hole and then through the other button hole, turning the same in the course of moving the same through the button holes, so as to cause the same to readily pass through said button holes. The cuff button is made Jfrom the blank shown in Fig. 3 which comprises a piece of flat sheet metal having a pair of enlarged or head portions 2l and V22 joined by a connecting tongue 23, said connecting tongue joining the adjacent edge portions of the members 21 and 22. The link is then formed from the blank by properly bending the connecting tongue 23 to form the shank l5 and bending the members 21 and 22 relative to said shank to get the proper angular relation between the face members and the shank portions, as it is believed will be clear from the drawings, especially Figs. 2 and 3.

In the form shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the blank comprises the end members 24 and 25 connected by means of the tongue 26, said tongue being provided with laterally extending portions 27 which converge, as will be clear from Fig. 5, and which are joined by slightly curved connecting portions 28, said block being stamped out of sheet metal of any desired kind. The end members 2li and 25 are in this form shown as being square, but any desired shape can be provided. The tongue 26 joins the adjacent edges of said end members at the corners thereofl as is clear from Fig. 5.

In Fig. 6 the finished cuil button is shown, the tongue 26 of the blank being bent to form the curved main body portion of the shank 29 and the laterally extending portions of the blank being bent at an angle thereto to provide depending reinforcing members having the portions 30 thereof engaging the rear faces of the face members 3l and 32, which are bent at an acute angle to the shank 29 as will be clear from Fig. 6., The portion 28 of the blank then serves as a reinforcing member 33 between said members 30, thus providino a strong and durable construction of cuil button, which button is made of a single piece of sheet material.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to claim and secure by U. S. Letters Patent is:

A blank for cuff buttons comprising a sheet metal member having enlarged end members and a connecting tongue joining the adjacent edge portions of said end members, said connecting tongue being provided with laterally extending converging members having the ends thereof remote from said tongue joined by a curved connecting portion.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 10th day of August A. D.,

SAMUEL BUCHSBAUM. 

